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Metro Habitat Connectivity Toolkit: Bringing Connectivity To An Actionable Scale, Leslie L. Bliss-Ketchum, Martin Lafrenz, Catherine De Rivera, Lori Hennings

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

Habitat fragmentation is a serious threat to maintaining biodiversity particularly in urbanizing areas. Methods exist to model habitat connectivity, however many of these are applied at large scales and rely on data that may be a decade or older, resulting in inaccuracies when compared to on the ground conditions, particularly in dynamic urban systems that experience rapid change. These issues make taking action to preserve or enhance these connectivity zones difficult, if not impossible. The Metro Regional Habitat Connectivity Toolkit approaches this problem by combining GIS analysis with on the ground assessments at realistic scales for land acquisition, restoration projects …

Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2018: 16th Annual (Abstracts), Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium Of Portland/Vancouver

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

The UERC is a consortium of people from various universities and colleges, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and independent professionals interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network of people that collect and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.

UERC Mission Statement:

To advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups.

The principal organizers span …

Volume 2, Chapter 17-3: Rodents And Bats - Non-Muroidea, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

Functional Morphology And Individual Variation In Movement Performance Of An Apex Marine Predator, Emily Rose Nelson

Open Access Theses

Locomotor performance, such as the speed and distance of movement, often dictates an individual’s ability to locate optimal habitat, successfully attack prey, and escape predation. An animal’s locomotor performance can be impacted by their morphological characteristics. In fish, different species with varying body shapes differ greatly in locomotor ability. While many studies have evaluated cross-species differences in the relationship between body morphology and locomotor performance, to date few studies have investigated for individual level differences, especially in natural systems involving large fishes. However, a holistic understanding of individual movement patterns is important for maintaining ecosystem diversity and function, as well …

02-05-2018 Swosu Bestows Annual Emeriti Honors, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2018

Four former Southwestern Oklahoma State University employees were honored recently by the SWOSU Alumni Association during a reception held in the Pioneer Cellular Events Center on the Weatherford campus.

Drug Repurposing For Schistosomiasis: Combinations Of Drugs Or Biomolecules., Maria João Gouveia, Paul J Brindley, Fátima Gärtner, José M Correia Da Costa, Nuno Vale

Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine Faculty Publications

Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease. Control of schistosomiasis currently relies on a single drug, praziquantel, and despite its efficacy against the all schistosome species that parasitize humans, it displays some problematic drawbacks and alone is ineffective in counteracting adverse pathologies associated with infection. Moreover, due to the development of the potential emergence of PZQ-resistant strains, the search for additional or alternative antischistosomal drugs have become a public health priority. The current drug discovery for schistosomiasis has been slow and uninspiring. By contrast, repurposing of existing approved drugs may offer a safe, rapid and cost-effective alternative. Combined treatment with …

Immunoprecipitation Of Tri- Methylated Capped Rna, Karen E. Hayes, Jamie A. Barr, Mingyi Xie, Joan A. Steitz, Ivan Martinez

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Cellular quiescence (also known as G0 arrest) is characterized by reduced DNA replication, increased autophagy, and increased expression of cyclin-dependent kinase p27Kip1. Quiescence is essential for wound healing, organ regeneration, and preventing neoplasia. Previous findings indicate that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in regulating cellular quiescence. Our recent publication demonstrated the existence of an alternative miRNA biogenesis pathway in primary human foreskin fibroblast (HFF) cells during quiescence. Indeed, we have identified a group of pri-miRNAs (whose mature miRNAs were found induced during quiescence) modified with a 2,2,7-trimethylguanosine (TMG)-cap by the trimethylguanosine synthase 1 (TGS1) protein and transported to the …

Commonwealth Times 2018-02-05

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Current, February 05, 2018, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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Mac3a And Mac3b, Two Core Subunits Of The Mos4-Associated Complex, Positively Influence Mirna Biogenesis, Shengjun Li, Kan Liu, Bangjun Zhou, Mu Li, Shuxin Zhang, Lirong Zeng, Chi Zhang, Bin Yu

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

MAC3A and MAC3B are conserved U-box containing proteins in eukaryotes. They are subunits of the MOS4-associated complex (MAC) that plays essential roles in plant immunity and development in Arabidopsis. However, their functional mechanisms remain elusive. Here we show that Arabidopsis thaliana MAC3A and MAC3B act redundantly in microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis. Lack of both MAC3A and MAC3B in the mac3b mac3b double mutant reduces the accumulation of miRNAs, causing elevated transcript levels of miRNA targets. mac3a mac3b also decreases the levels of primary miRNA transcripts (pri-miRNAs). However, MAC3A and MAC3B do not affect the promoter activity of genes encoding miRNAs ( …

The Statesman, V. 61, I. 17, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

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Insulin-Degrading Enzyme Is Not Secreted From Cultured Cells, Eun Suk Song, David W. Rodgers, Louis Hersh

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) functions in the catabolism of bioactive peptides. Established roles include degrading insulin and the amyloid beta peptide (Aβ), linking it to diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. IDE is primarily located in the cytosol, and a longstanding question is how it gains access to its peptide substrates. Reports suggest that IDE secreted by an unconventional pathway participates in extracellular hydrolysis of insulin and Aβ. We find that IDE release from cultured HEK-293 or BV-2 cells represents only ~1% of total cellular IDE, far less than has been reported previously. Importantly, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and other cytosolic enzymes are released …

Temperature Drives Epidemics In A Zooplankton-Fungus Disease System: A Trait-Driven Approach Points To Transmission Via Host Foraging, Marta S. Shocket, Alexander T. Strauss, Jessica L. Hite, Maja Šljivar, David J. Civitello, Meghan A. Duffy, Carla E. Cáceres, Spencer R. Hall

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Climatic warming will likely have idiosyncratic impacts on infectious diseases, causing some to increase while others decrease or shift geographically. A mechanistic framework could better predict these different temperature-disease outcomes. However, such a framework remains challenging to develop, due to the nonlinear and (sometimes) opposing thermal responses of different host and parasite traits and due to the difficulty of validating model predictions with observations and experiments. We address these challenges in a zooplanktonfungus (Daphnia dentifera–Metschnikowia bicuspidata) system. We test the hypothesis that warmer temperatures promote disease spread and produce larger epidemics. In lakes, epidemics that start earlier and warmer in …

Um Student Discovers Potentially New Tarantula Species, Shea Stewart

University of Mississippi News

Andrew Snyder makes find during research trip to Guyana

Biology Student Explores Forensic Science Through Internship, Office Of University Communications, Chelsea Snydor

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

A Gardner-Webb University senior is taking her classroom experience into the field this semester as an intern for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department in Spindale, N.C. Michaela Mays (’18) of Reidsville, N.C. will spend three hours each week at the sheriff’s department and write a blog about her professional journey. She will present the experience as part of her Biology seminar April 27.

Mechanical And Geometrical Determinants Of Wall Stress In Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Computational Study, Dara Azar, Donya Ohadi, Alexander Rachev, John F. Eberth, Mark J. Uline, Tarek Shazly

Faculty Publications

An aortic aneurysm (AA) is a focal dilatation of the aortic wall. Occurrence of AA rupture is an all too common event that is associated with high levels of patient morbidity and mortality. The decision to surgically intervene prior to AA rupture is made with recognition of significant procedural risks, and is primarily based on the maximal diameter and/or growth rate of the AA. Despite established thresholds for intervention, rupture occurs in a notable subset of patients exhibiting sub-critical maximal diameters and/or growth rates. Therefore, a pressing need remains to identify better predictors of rupture risk and ultimately integrate their …

Expansion Of The (Bb)>Ru Metallacycle With Coinage Metal Cations: Formation Of B-M-Ru-B (M= Cu, Ag, Au) Dimetalacyclodiboryls†, Bennett J. Eleazer, Mark D. Smith, Alexey A. Popov, Dmitry V. Peryshkov

Faculty Publications

In this work, we introduce a novel approach for the selective assembly of heterometallic complexes by unprecedented coordination of coinage metal cations to strained single ruthenium–boron bonds on a surface of icosahedral boron clusters. M(I) cations (M ¼ Cu, Ag, and Au) insert into B–Ru bonds of the (BB)–carboryne complex of ruthenium with the formation of four-membered B–M–Ru–B metalacycles. Results of theoretical calculations suggest that bonding within these metalacycles can be best described as unusual three-center-two-electron B–M/Ru interactions that are isolobal to B–H/Ru borane coordination for M ¼ Cu and Ag, or the pairs of two-center-two electron B–Au and Au–Ru …

Unh Receives More Than $8 Million For Student Support And Scholarships, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, February 5, 2018, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The February 5, 2018, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Mcsa Forum Minutes 02/05/2018, Morris Campus Student Association

Morris Campus Student Association

No abstract provided.

Preserving The ‘Jewel Of Their Souls’: How North Carolina’S Common Law Could Save Cyber-Bullying Statutes, Nick Mcguire

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

In State v. Bishop, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s cyber-bullying statute on the grounds that it violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Cyber-bullying, bullying that occurs through electronic technology, has become more prevalent in recent years as much of adolescent life shifts to social media and digital communications. Increasing evidence of cyber-bullying’s negative effects on children has prompted numerous state legislatures to take action. Many states have enacted generic policies for school personnel to take reasonable action to combat cyber-bullying during school hours. This note, however, argues for an alternative approach to …

Fatty Acid And Associated Gene Expression Analyses Of Three Tree Peony Species Reveal Key Genes For Α-Linolenic Acid Synthesis In Seeds, Qing-Yu Zhang, Rui Yu, Li-Hang Xie, Mahbubur Rahman, Aruna Kilaru, Li-Xin Niu, Yan-Long Zhang

ETSU Faculty Works

The increasing demand for healthy edible oil has generated the need to identify promising oil crops. Tree peony (Paeonia section Moutan DC.) is a woody oil crop with α-linolenic acid contributing for 45% of the total fatty acid (FA) content in seeds. Molecular and genetic differences that contribute to varied FA content and composition among the wild peony species are however, poorly understood. Analyses of FA content and composition during seed development in three tree peony species (P. rockii, P. potaninii, and P. lutea) showed varied FA content in the three species with highest in P. rockii, followed by P. …

Repurposing Environmental Dna Samples—Detecting The Western Pearlshell (Margaritifera Falcata) As A Proof Of Concept, Joseph C. Dysthe, Torrey Rodgers, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie J. Carim, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. Mckelvey, Karen E. Mock, Michael J. Schwartz

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Information on the distribution of multiple species in a common landscape is fundamental to effective conservation and management. However, distribution data are expensive to obtain and often limited to high-profile species in a system. A recently developed technique, environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling, has been shown to be more sensitive than traditional detection methods for many aquatic species. A second and perhaps underappreciated benefit of eDNA sampling is that a sample originally collected to determine the presence of one species can be re-analyzed to detect additional taxa without additional field effort. We developed an eDNA assay for the western pearlshell mussel …

Week Of February 5, 2018, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Raj K. Tiwari, Ph.D., Is Named Interim Chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
• Robert A. Welke Cancer Research Foundation Continues Longstanding Support of NYMC Cancer Research
• From the Collection of Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.

Unveiling The Enigma Of Refractory Carbon In The Ocean, Nianzhi Jiao, Ruanhong Cai, Qiang Zheng, Kai Tang, Jihua Liu, Fangkue Jiao, Douglas Wallace, Feng Chen, Chao Li, Rudolf Amann, Ronald Benner, Farooq Azam

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Unh Receives More Than $8 Million For Student Support And Scholarships, Erika Mantz

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Here Come The Sea Squirts!, Rebecca Irelan

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Is Offshore Drilling On Our Horizon?, Jennifer Saunders

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Beetle Parents Choose To Limit Offspring When Food Is Scarce, Lori Tyler Gula

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Pi Tetrel Bonds, And Their Influence On Hydrogen Bonds And Proton Transfers, Yuanxin Wei, Qingzhong Li, Steve Scheiner

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

The positive region that lies above the plane of F2TO (T=C and Si) interacts with malondialdehyde (MDA), which contains an intramolecular H‐bond. The T atom of F2TO can lie either in the MDA molecular plane, forming a T⋅⋅⋅O tetrel bond, or F2TO can stack directly above MDA in a parallel arrangement. The former structure is more stable than the latter, and in either case, F2SiO engages in a much stronger interaction than does F2CO, reaching nearly 200 kJ mol−1. The π‐tetrel bond strengthens/weakens the MDA H‐bond when the bond is formed to the hydroxyl/carbonyl group of MDA, and causes an …